Comments on: What’s all this Negroponte OLPC vs. Intel Classmate PC fuss all about? – Part 1 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2008/08/13/whats-all-this-negroponte-olpc-vs-intel-fuss-all-about-part-1/ "Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." - Japanese Proverb Sun, 16 May 2010 07:19:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: The definition of success | Disruptive Leadership http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2008/08/13/whats-all-this-negroponte-olpc-vs-intel-fuss-all-about-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-451 The definition of success | Disruptive Leadership Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:08:54 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=13#comment-451 [...] blogosphere and by analysts around the world and even to an extent, by me. You can see this in a three-part blog posting that I [...] [...] blogosphere and by analysts around the world and even to an extent, by me. You can see this in a three-part blog posting that I [...]

]]> By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Personal Branding Winner of the Month - Mark Beckford of Disruptive Leadership http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2008/08/13/whats-all-this-negroponte-olpc-vs-intel-fuss-all-about-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-94 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Personal Branding Winner of the Month - Mark Beckford of Disruptive Leadership Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:19:16 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=13#comment-94 [...] and very unemployed.  I watched as he started his blog, Disruptive Leadership, and remember his first post wasn’t even the awkward “I’m here, blogging, now what do I say” post.  He [...] [...] and very unemployed.  I watched as he started his blog, Disruptive Leadership, and remember his first post wasn’t even the awkward “I’m here, blogging, now what do I say” post.  He [...]

]]> By: Tom Higbey http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2008/08/13/whats-all-this-negroponte-olpc-vs-intel-fuss-all-about-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Tom Higbey Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:56 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=13#comment-14 Funny to find this article as 2 hours ago I was talking to a colleague who was making this same accusation in regards to Negroponte's organization. His company wanted to partner with them but they DEMANDED that his partner in a nonprofit way only and commit hours and labor to transfer his IP and services to OLPC's servers. I wonder how often humility or arrogance from an organizations' leaderships transfers to its people..... Tomas Funny to find this article as 2 hours ago I was talking to a colleague who was making this same accusation in regards to Negroponte’s organization. His company wanted to partner with them but they DEMANDED that his partner in a nonprofit way only and commit hours and labor to transfer his IP and services to OLPC’s servers. I wonder how often humility or arrogance from an organizations’ leaderships transfers to its people…..

Tomas

]]> By: Steve http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2008/08/13/whats-all-this-negroponte-olpc-vs-intel-fuss-all-about-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Steve Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:14:45 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=13#comment-12 Great read Mark. What you write resonates really well. As another ex Inteler I always did find it difficult to understand why the upper echelons of Intel never embraced NN fully rather than work in competition. I met NN last year in Nigeria just after Intel concluded the deal with him and before it went sour. Your description of the ego made me laugh as this is how it was. He was friendly enough to us but not very happy with what the field sales guys from Intel were doing. Steve Great read Mark. What you write resonates really well. As another ex Inteler I always did find it difficult to understand why the upper echelons of Intel never embraced NN fully rather than work in competition.

I met NN last year in Nigeria just after Intel concluded the deal with him and before it went sour. Your description of the ego made me laugh as this is how it was. He was friendly enough to us but not very happy with what the field sales guys from Intel were doing.

Steve

]]> By: Rob http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2008/08/13/whats-all-this-negroponte-olpc-vs-intel-fuss-all-about-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Rob Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:56:48 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=13#comment-5 I've followed the whole OLPC/Classmate debate for a while now, and I think your post really adds a lot to the discussion. We often glaze over the importance of interpersonal relationships (and, by association, inter-ego relationships) in business. I appreciate that you note Craig Barrett's opening salvo in the war "gadget!" but don't let Negroponte off the hook. Finally, not related to this post, I have to tell you that I have the same proverb - "Vision without action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare" - on a post-it in plain view in my cube. Possibly my favorite...nice choice for your blog subtitle. Keep up the good writing. Rob I’ve followed the whole OLPC/Classmate debate for a while now, and I think your post really adds a lot to the discussion. We often glaze over the importance of interpersonal relationships (and, by association, inter-ego relationships) in business. I appreciate that you note Craig Barrett’s opening salvo in the war “gadget!” but don’t let Negroponte off the hook.

Finally, not related to this post, I have to tell you that I have the same proverb – “Vision without action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare” – on a post-it in plain view in my cube. Possibly my favorite…nice choice for your blog subtitle.

Keep up the good writing.

Rob

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